Category Archives: Sustainable Tourism

Making sense of Sustainable Tourism & Ecotourism [1]

As I continue to blog and share my own thoughts and compelling findings of others that I find relevant, it’s always a pleasant surprise to stubmle upon new ideas and new perspectives of looking at the same challenges in a … Continue reading

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Making sense of Sustainable Tourism & Ecotourism [2]

As I continue to blog and share my own thoughts and compelling findings of others that I find relevant, it’s always a pleasant surprise to stubmle upon new ideas and new perspectives of looking at the same challenges in a … Continue reading

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Making sense of Sustainable Tourism & Ecotourism [3]

As I continue to blog and share my own thoughts and compelling findings of others that I find relevant, it’s always a pleasant surprise to stubmle upon new ideas and new perspectives of looking at the same challenges in a … Continue reading

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The resurrection of shipping containers

I found the Sleeping Around Pop-Up mobile hotel (please see my previous post) so fascinating and decided to dig a bit further, and found a relevant article in Design Boom on the background of its inception. I’ve seen a few … Continue reading

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Ecotourism defined

Ecotourism: Responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare o local people (TIES, The International Ecotourism Society) Inspiration: University of Michigan: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

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Sonu Shivdasani ~ a man and his eco hospitality dream

By Dian Hasan | July 8, 2010 Sonu Shivdasani, the founder and CEO of Six Senses Resorts & Spas, tells Claire Ferris-Lay how he managed to create some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and still stay green. Sonu Shivdasani … Continue reading

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Are You Game for a 525 km Biking Adventure Challenge? Sulawesi beckons!

By Dian Hasan | January 15, 2010 Calling out all Biking Adventure lovers: Destination Sulawesi, a 525 km adventure route in and around Tana Toraja (Feb 1 – 13, 2010) Indonesia is renowned as the last eden on earth, home … Continue reading

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Helping ensure a sustainable future for Komodo National Park

By Dian Hasan | October 12, 2009 The Komodo National Park, one of seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Indonesia, and its famous occupant – the endangered Komodo Dragon (Varanus Komodensis), is indeed an asset for all of mankind. As … Continue reading

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How do business hotels become greener? Boston’s Seaport Hotel may have valuable insight

By Dian Hasan | October 8, 2009 As with everything in life, there’s real and imaginary, there are real people doing real work, and those who only talk about it. The same rule applies to businesses, it’s important to identify … Continue reading

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Sustainable Tourism ~ Rainforest Alliance version

If you haven’t heard the word “sustainable tourism” in the last 12 months, then your brain has been on permanent sabbatical, or you’re simply a hermit living under a rock! All pun aside, if you think you’ve formulated a decent … Continue reading

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